The Audio Career Hub

There are many ways into working and succeeding in sound – whether it’s in sound for film, games, advertising, podcasts, theater, music or another area. These interviews show what each field involves, which skills you need – and how people landed those jobs in the first place

How to succeed in sound design for Film, Documentaries, and Trailers – with Nia Hansen, Peter Albrechtsen, & Karél Psota:

How to get work – and keep working – in Audio Post: Joel D. Catalan shares insights from 18+ years in sound

How to succeed in Sound Editing, Sound for Advertising, and Production Sound – with Lucy J Mitchell, Chris Pinkston and Irin Strauss:

How to succeed in sound design for games, animation, and television – with Anne-Sophie Mongeau, Jeff Shiffman, Kate Finan, & Peter D. Lago:

How to succeed in UI/UX Sound Design, ADR Recording, & Audio Programming – with Henry Daw, Emma Butt & Adam Croft:

How to succeed in Field Recording, Foley and Teaching Sound – with Thomas Rex Beverly, Ronnie van der Veer, and James David Redding III:

How to succeed in Theater Sound Design, Podcast Sound Design, and Podcast Production – with Kirsty Gillmore, Jeff Schmidt, and Matthew McLean:

What it takes to get started and succeed as a game composer – insights from Jason Graves:

The Composer Success Series: Composing for film – with Pinar Toprak, Nainita Desai, and Jonathan Snipes

Just starting out? You may need less than you think to get up and running

You don’t need to know everything about sound – by Juan Pablo Uribe

Gear is not the ticket to entry in the game audio community

How much gear and software do you need to be a good sound designer? Food for thought by Juan Pablo Uribe:

Learn how to put together a first showreel (and make it good!), as well as how to build a full game audio portfolio

6 Tips For Creating Your First Sound Design Showreel:

How do you create a great sound design showreel? – with Audio Director Tom Johnson

How to Build a Strong Game Audio Portfolio – an insightful guide by Paul Boechler:

Hiring managers and senior sound designers explain what they look for in junior, mid-level and senior candidates, and why you should not wait until you feel ready to start looking for work

What Game Audio Employers Are Looking For In 2026 – by Brian Schmidt:

Hiring in Game Audio: Sound Design Roles and What To Expect:

How to get hired in game audio – thoughts and insights from your potential employer’s perspective:

Ideas on how to stand out in a crowded sea of applicants, how screening works, and what to expect in the interview and the pay negotiation

How to Rise to the Surface in a Flood of Game Audio Applications

Guide to Getting into Game Audio with Megan Frazier: Part 1, Seaworld

Guide to Getting into Game Audio with Megan Frazier – Part 2: Playing Tetris Blind

Guide to Getting into Game Audio with Megan Frazier – Part 3: The Actual Interview

How to handle sound design tests in the game industry

Audio Job Interview and Application Success – insights from Dean Humphreys

Get practical advice on meeting people, building a peer group and finding a mentor

Want a job in sound? Stop networking.

5 Game Industry Networking Oopsies (and how to avoid them)

Two Heads are Better Than One – How to Accelerate Your Audio Career with a Mastermind Group

Building an Audio Post Production Mentor Database – by Faith Abi Haydar

Grow your audio career with a mentor – here’s how:

Why you shouldn’t wait to find game audio work

Not sure where to find those audio jobs? Soundlister and the Audio Jobs groups give you lots of opportunities every week

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Ideas on how to set a price, find alternatives to unpaid work, and work with game teams as an outside contractor

10 Essential Tips for Game Audio Freelancers

How to Set (and Get) the Right Price for Your Audio Work

A Short Guide to Freelance Rates – and what to charge for your work:

7 Sound Alternatives to Working For Free:

How To Be Collaborative and Creative in the Game Audio Industry – with Gary Miranda

Audio Outsourcing Success: Essential Tips, Thoughts and Working Practices from Adele Cutting

Layoffs, burnout and long careers: how you can get through a bad stretch, look after yourself and keep going

How To Actually Live as an Audio Freelancer – by Melissa Pons

Guide: How to Survive a Game Audio Layoff – insights from Damian Kastbauer

How to prepare for – and power through – a layoff in the game audio industry, with Brian Schmidt:

35 Essential Insights & Lessons Learned From 24+ Years In Sound – by Sound Supervisor & Sound Designer Tim Nielsen:

Has AI Replaced Technical Sound Designers? An experiment by Brennan Anderson:

A life in sound: How to foster creativity and protect yourself from burning out – with Chance Thomas: